PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES CLIFFORD GREGORY STEWART AS GENERAL
COUNSEL AT THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

The President today announced his intent to nominate Clifford
Gregory Stewart to serve as General Counsel at the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

Mr. Greg Stewart, of Trenton, New Jersey, has served as General
Counsel of the EEOC since June, 1995. From 1990-1995, he served as
Director of the Division on Civil Rights for the New Jersey Department
of Law and Public Safety. From 1984-1990, Mr. Stewart served as the
Assistant Deputy Public Advocate at the Department of Public Advocate
for New Jersey, where he supervised and conducted complex litigation
involving employment, education, and housing issues. He began his
career in civil rights as a staff attorney at the Lawyers' Committee for
Civil Rights Under Law in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Stewart has received numerous honors for his work, including
the New Jersey Conference of NAACP Branches' Community Service Award,
the Legal Service of New Jersey's Equal Justice Medal and the NIA Award
for Distinguished Leadership in Education from the New Jersey
Association of Black Educators. In addition, The Rutgers Law School
Alumni Association awarded Mr. Stewart The Fannie Bear Besser Award in
public service in 1998. He received B.A. and M.A. degrees in Political
Science from Rutgers University and a J.D. from the Rutgers University
School of Law.

The General Counsel of the EEOC serves for a term of four years.
The President appoints the General Counsel with the advice and consent
of the Senate.